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Dr Anthony Fauci has admitted he was ‘knocked out’ for a full day by his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. ‘I was hoping that I wouldn’t get too knocked out. I did for about 24 hours. Now I’m fine,’ Dr Fauci said during a Thursday White House press briefing when asked if he’d had his … Read more
There is no doubt that it is an extraordinary achievement to have vaccinated so many people in such a short time. Almost five million have now had injections, and vaccines are certainly the way out of the pandemic crisis. But I firmly believe that they should be used as they were intended to be. And … Read more
Israel’s top coronavirus medic has claimed the first dose of Pfizer ‘s Covid vaccine is less effective than he expected. Dr Nachman Ash, one of the medics leading the Covid-19 response in Israel, said the first instalment of the jab did not cut infection rates as much as he had hoped. He told local media … Read more
The first dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is less than half effective as some officials indicated, Israel’s top infectious disease doctor claims. Dr Nachman Ash, one of the medics leading the Covid-19 response in Israel – which is leading the world in the race to vaccinate its population – said the first installment of the … Read more
Israel’s top coronavirus medic has claimed the first dose of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine is less effective than he expected after watching it rolled out in his country. Dr Nachman Ash, one of the medics leading the Covid-19 response in Israel, said the first instalment of the jab did not cut infection rates as much as … Read more
Nearly 50,000 people in Florida who received their first coronavirus vaccine dose are overdue for their second one. The two immunizations approved for emergency use authorization in the U.S. – Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna – each require a booster shot three or four weeks apart. According to Florida’s Department of Health, about 1.03 million people have … Read more
Sweden’s King, 74, and Queen, 77, become the latest European royals to receive Covid-19 vaccine, despite the country not giving jabs for other over-70s for another month Sweden’s King, 74, and Queen Silvia, 70, received doses at Stenhammar Castle General public over-70s in Sweden will not receive vaccine until next month Sweden is one of six … Read more
The gap between first and second doses of coronavirus vaccines could be stretched beyond the 12-week target, health chiefs said today. When the Pfizer Covid jab was approved it was on the condition that people would get a second dose three weeks after their first one, as was done in clinical trials. But UK regulators … Read more
The gap between people’s first and second doses of coronavirus vaccines could be stretched beyond the 12-week target, health chiefs said today. When the Pfizer Covid jab was approved it was on the condition that people would get a second dose three weeks after their first one, as was done in clinical trials. But the … Read more
‘It’s the best birthday present’: Delighted Lionel Blair, 92, receives his second dose of the COVID vaccine as he says ‘I want to thank the scientists’ Figures show that the NHS in England has now managed to inoculate almost 1.1million people since the mass immunisation drive began So far the country’s vaccination programme has been … Read more